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1967 Plymouth Barracuda - Real Mother

Engine
Type: 1967 Dodge 440 (4.320 bore x 3.750 stroke)
Block: iron 487ci, bored 0.030 with 4.150 stroke
Compression ratio: 12.5:1
Oiling: Milodon 8-quart pan and windage tray
Rotating assembly: Eagle billet 4.150-inch stroke crankshaft and H-beam 6.760-inch forged steel connecting rods, Ross forged pistons, Sealed Power chrome-moly ring packs
Cylinder heads: Mopar Max Wedge Stage VI aluminum, ported and polished, intakes flow 392 cfm at .700-inch lift, polished bowls, 2.14/1.81 stainless steel valves, castings clearanced for roller rocker arms, sheetmetal rocker covers
Camshaft: Crane solid roller (.684-inch lift, 286/294 degrees at .050), Milodon geardrive
Valvetrain: Harland Sharp 1.5:1 roller rocker arms, COMP 3/8-inch pushrods
Induction: 1964 replica Max Wedge cross-ram manifold, two Hemi Holley 770-cfm carburetors (vacuum secondaries), Aeromotive 140-gph (nitrous) and 350-gph fuel pumps
Power adder: NOS 250hp shot
Ignition: MSD 7AL 3, billet distributor and 8.5mm primary wires, 36 degrees total timing
Exhaust: Kiefer headers, 2-inch primaries, 3 1/2-inch system stainless system, Flowmaster Super 44 mufflers,Dynomax "resonators"
Fasteners: ARP
Built by: Ken Kiefer
Drivetrain
Transmission: 1970 727 TorqueFlite,
Cheetah transbrake, 9-inch 4,800 stall speed Munsinger converter,
transmission fluid cooler, Hurst Pro Stock shifter
Driveshaft: custom 4130 chrome-moly, 1350-series yokes
by Wilson's Drive Axle (Albuquerque, NM)
Rear axle: 1971 8 3/4 B-body housing, back-brace,
4.56:1 gears, Moser spool and 35-spline axle shafts
Chassis
Front suspension: Kiefer-built tubular K-frame,
tubular upper and lower control arms,
1972 E-body spindles, Aldan adjustable
coilovers with Afco springs,
antisway bar w/Heim joints
Rear suspension: narrowed 8 3/4 housing, Super Stock springs,
KYB shock absorbers,
two-link traction bars, antisway bar w/Heim joints
Brakes: Aerospace, 10 1/4-inch disc, four-piston caliper,
front; 11 3/8-inch disc, four-piston caliper, rear
Wheels & Tires
Street: Weld 15x7, BFGoodrich 215/60R15,
front; 15x10, 285/50R15, rear
Track: Weld 15x4.5, M/T Frontrunner, front;
M/T ET Drag, 28x11.50 slicks, rear


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